Speeches
The speeches behind the quotes.
Quotes travel without their context. Here each one sits inside the speech it came from, linked to the moment it is said in the official recording, so you can hear it and judge it for yourself.
- Lisa Su2026 Commencement Address at MITLisa Su tells the MIT class of 2026 what MIT taught her as a student and what she learned leading AMD: run toward the hardest problems, build confidence by figuring things out, and make your own luck.May 28, 2026 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 11 quotes
- Jensen Huang2026 Commencement Address at Carnegie Mellon UniversityJensen Huang tells the Carnegie Mellon class of 2026 about his path from an immigrant family in Kentucky to founding NVIDIA, what failure taught him, and why the start of the AI era is a moment for optimism, responsibility, and ambition.May 10, 2026 · Carnegie Mellon University · 13 quotes
- Jensen Huang2024 Commencement Address at CaltechJensen Huang tells the Caltech class of 2024 how NVIDIA reinvented computing, and what persistence through setbacks taught him: that the ability to endure pain and suffering is a superpower, and that a craft pursued for a lifetime leaves plenty of time for what matters.June 14, 2024 · California Institute of Technology · 10 quotes
- Jensen Huang2023 Commencement Address at National Taiwan UniversityJensen Huang tells the National Taiwan University class of 2023 three stories of failure and persistence at NVIDIA: abandoning a flawed first chip design, years of investing in CUDA before it paid off, and walking away from the phone market to start something new.May 27, 2023 · National Taiwan University · 7 quotes
- James DysonAddress to the Class of 2022 at the Opening of the Dyson STEAM BuildingSir James Dyson's address to the leavers of Gresham's School, his old school, at the opening of its new science and engineering building. He offers five pieces of encouragement: be curious, be counter-cultural, look out for guardian angels, embrace failure, and do something you love.July 2, 2022 · Gresham's School · 22 quotes
- Mark Zuckerberg2017 Commencement Address at Harvard UniversityMark Zuckerberg returns to Harvard, where he started Facebook, to argue that finding your purpose is not enough: our generation's challenge is to create a world where everyone has one. He draws on his own hardest moment as a leader and on three ways to build purpose: big shared projects, the freedom to try and fail, and community.May 25, 2017 · Harvard University · 17 quotes
- William H. McRaven2014 Commencement Address at the University of Texas at AustinAdmiral McRaven's commencement address, widely known as "Make Your Bed". He draws ten lessons from Navy SEAL training, from the discipline of small tasks to why you never ring the bell.May 17, 2014 · The University of Texas at Austin · 10 quotes · 19:29 video
- Jensen Huang2009 Commencement Address at Oregon State UniversityJensen Huang returns to his alma mater with three wishes for the class of 2009: find joy in your work, embrace failure, and see the world like a child. He tells the story of NVIDIA's first, flawed technology and how being wrong shaped the company.June 13, 2009 · Oregon State University · 8 quotes
- J.K. RowlingThe Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of ImaginationJ.K. Rowling's Harvard commencement address, built on two ideas: what failure gave her in the years before Harry Potter, and why imagination matters. It is a speech about what is left when everything else is stripped away.June 5, 2008 · Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts · 8 quotes · 23:51 video
- Steve Jobs2005 Stanford Commencement AddressSteve Jobs's 15-minute commencement address, told as three stories: connecting the dots, love and loss, and death. It is where "Stay hungry. Stay foolish." reached most people.June 12, 2005 · Stanford Stadium, Stanford University · 14 quotes · 14:26 video
- John F. KennedyInaugural AddressPresident Kennedy's inaugural address, delivered at the Capitol on January 20, 1961. It is remembered for its pledge to "pay any price, bear any burden" in the defense of liberty and for its call to service.January 20, 1961 · United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. · 9 quotes · 15:11 video
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